B&K Reference 30 Owner's Manual - Features

FEATURES

Your new processor is a versatile audio/video control center. The processor is designed to sound sensational and be an

attractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio/video system. Although you already have a good idea of your processor’s

features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights.

THX Ultra Certified - 

incorporates Lucasfilm Home THX Re-Equalization™, Timbre Matching™ and Adaptive Decorrelation™

to correct for the tonal and spatial errors that occur during the translation from the movie theater environment into the home.

In addition to the these correction processes, the unit has passed a rigorous series of Lucasfilm THX quality and performance

tests which is your guarantee that this Home Theater product will give superb performance for years to come.

THX Surround EX - 

incorporates further Home THX Cinema processing to allow for the precise decoding of Dolby Digital

Surround EX signals.

Two-zone operation

 - complete digital/analog preamp/processor for Zone 1 (A) plus an additional independent analog A/V

preamp internally for use with a second listening/viewing area - Zone 2 (B).

Internal Digitally Synthesized AM/FM Stereo tuner

 - store up to 40 AM or FM stations in A/V presets.

Analog inputs/outputs

 - seven A/V inputs and five A/V outputs all with stereo audio, composite video and S-video plus one

set of 7.1 surround outputs.

Component Video

 - two switchable inputs and one set of outputs assignable to any of the seven A/V inputs.Passive design

allows full pass through of HDTV signals and maintains full signal integrity.

Digital inputs/outputs

 - six coaxial inputs and one coaxial output plus five optical inputs and one optical output.

Control Outputs

 - four 12 VDC @ 50 mA outputs for turning on amplifiers and controlling external systems such as a

projection screen or  B & K amplifier.

IR inputs/outputs

 - two IR inputs and up to four IR outputs let you integrate the processor with an infrared repeater control

system.

Gold Plated Connectors -

 better sound with minimum signal loss and degradation.

Plug and Play operation

 - automatically selects the optimum input, surround sound format, and performs a wide range of

automated functions to provide invisible and easy operation.

A/V presets

 - 40 preset memories allow instant system configuration recall of user settings.

Customized input and A/V preset names

 - assign names to presets, inputs, or the turn on message.

Front Panel Operation

 - nearly all processor functions can be controlled directly from the front panel.

Remote Control

 - 8 device universal remote control, 100% pre-programmed, 100% learning, provides easy and total control

of B&K and other brand user equipment.

RS-232 Control

 - easy control and interface of your B&K product with other system controllers.

96/24 bit A/D and D/A Conversion

 -

Ultra High Resolution reproduction of musical details.

96/24 bit processing

 - 96/24 bit digital data and analog source material use 96 kHz, 24 bit DSP processing during all stereo

listening modes.

Selectable Bass Management Crossover Frequency and Slope

 - allows system versatility for bass adjustments and

management to assure optimum performance from your speaker system.

Room Equalization

 - a sweepable notch filter and variable equalization is available in the digital domain for use in achieving

the best possible room response.

Upgradable

 - modular design allows for future A/D, D/A, DSP, Digital Receiver, and IEEE 1394 enhancements. State of the

art today, state of the art tomorrow.

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